Published: Monday, December 30, 2013 at 6:11 p.m.

Last Modified: Monday, December 30, 2013 at 6:11 p.m.

The three elementary school-aged children of Latalia Robinson and Dean Hamilton were the first to discover their parents' lifeless bodies at the family's home on Sunday afternoon after an apparent murder-suicide.

On Saturday, Hamilton took the children to his new place of residence, the home of his friend Winston Walsh, 5554 NW 57th Place, Ocala. He had moved into the home after a Dec. 17 court order temporarily awarded exclusive use of the couple's home outside Dunnellon to Robinson, 32, who had filed for divorce from Hamilton in November.

After spending Saturday together, Hamilton, 33, put his two daughters and a son to bed and said good night.

Sometime that night, he drove his 2004 Honda Pilot to the family home at 24113 NW Water Oak Ave. in Rainbow Lakes Estates. Inside, according to the official Marion County Sheriff's Office description, “an apparent domestic violence death” occurred.

Both Robinson and Hamilton were killed by apparent gunshot wounds, reports state.

On Sunday morning, Walsh realized Hamilton was gone. He told officials he tried for hours to call Hamilton and eventually figured out where the Water Oak Avenue home was located.

He drove there with the children and told them to go ahead into the house while he rolled up the windows of Hamilton's car because of the rainy weather.

A few moments later the children ran out of the house saying their parents were dead, according to reports.

The front door of the trim yellow home, which had been built in 2005, was damaged. A large dirt impression was found on the front door and part of the door jamb was broken off, according to reports.

Officers found Robinson dead on the bed in the master bedroom. Hamilton was found dead between the bed and the entrance to the master bathroom. A semi-automatic handgun was found on the floor near the bed, reports state.

On Monday, Sherry Downes remembered her friend.

“When I heard, it broke my heart. She was a good friend. I remember her bubbly personality,” said Downes. “Her children and mine rode on the bus together.”

Downes said the boy was in fifth grade, while one of the girls was in kindergarten and the other was a first-grader.

“Those poor children. It's such a tragedy for those poor children,” she said.

Downes said she spoke to Robinson just before Christmas, but did not know she and Hamilton were having marriage problems.

“I saw him a couple of times, but I didn't really know him,” Downes said.

The same court order granting Robinson exclusive use of the house also barred Hamilton from going to West Port High School, where Robinson was a biology teacher. There was no official protection injunction granted, but the order came on the heels of an incident in November where Hamilton showed up at the school demanding to see Robinson.

Hamilton suspected Robinson was having an affair, according to reports.

Calls to Marion County Public Schools and to Cheney Brothers, a food distributor where Hamilton worked, were not immediately returned on Monday.

On Monday afternoon, the home where the family had lived was quiet. A few goats ate hay in the backyard and a pair of sheriff's investigators sat in front of the house.

Nearby, a neighbor who did not want to be identified said the family came over when they first moved in, but that it was one of the few times they spoke.

“They were a nice couple. They seemed very happy, but that was seven years ago. When my husband died we just drifted apart,” said the woman, who lives in one of only three homes in the immediate area.

The sparsely populated area of Rainbow Lakes Estates in on the northwest edge of the sprawling development.

The couple's three children were taken by Robinson's sister, reports state.

<p>The three elementary school-aged children of Latalia Robinson and Dean Hamilton were the first to discover their parents' lifeless bodies at the family's home on Sunday afternoon after an apparent murder-suicide.</p><p>On Saturday, Hamilton took the children to his new place of residence, the home of his friend Winston Walsh, 5554 NW 57th Place, Ocala. He had moved into the home after a Dec. 17 court order temporarily awarded exclusive use of the couple's home outside Dunnellon to Robinson, 32, who had filed for divorce from Hamilton in November.</p><p>After spending Saturday together, Hamilton, 33, put his two daughters and a son to bed and said good night.</p><p>Sometime that night, he drove his 2004 Honda Pilot to the family home at 24113 NW Water Oak Ave. in Rainbow Lakes Estates. Inside, according to the official Marion County Sheriff's Office description, “an apparent domestic violence death” occurred.</p><p>Both Robinson and Hamilton were killed by apparent gunshot wounds, reports state.</p><p>On Sunday morning, Walsh realized Hamilton was gone. He told officials he tried for hours to call Hamilton and eventually figured out where the Water Oak Avenue home was located.</p><p>He drove there with the children and told them to go ahead into the house while he rolled up the windows of Hamilton's car because of the rainy weather.</p><p>A few moments later the children ran out of the house saying their parents were dead, according to reports.</p><p>The front door of the trim yellow home, which had been built in 2005, was damaged. A large dirt impression was found on the front door and part of the door jamb was broken off, according to reports.</p><p>Officers found Robinson dead on the bed in the master bedroom. Hamilton was found dead between the bed and the entrance to the master bathroom. A semi-automatic handgun was found on the floor near the bed, reports state.</p><p>On Monday, Sherry Downes remembered her friend.</p><p>“When I heard, it broke my heart. She was a good friend. I remember her bubbly personality,” said Downes. “Her children and mine rode on the bus together.”</p><p>Downes said the boy was in fifth grade, while one of the girls was in kindergarten and the other was a first-grader.</p><p>“Those poor children. It's such a tragedy for those poor children,” she said.</p><p>Downes said she spoke to Robinson just before Christmas, but did not know she and Hamilton were having marriage problems.</p><p>“I saw him a couple of times, but I didn't really know him,” Downes said.</p><p>The same court order granting Robinson exclusive use of the house also barred Hamilton from going to West Port High School, where Robinson was a biology teacher. There was no official protection injunction granted, but the order came on the heels of an incident in November where Hamilton showed up at the school demanding to see Robinson.</p><p>Hamilton suspected Robinson was having an affair, according to reports.</p><p>Calls to Marion County Public Schools and to Cheney Brothers, a food distributor where Hamilton worked, were not immediately returned on Monday.</p><p>On Monday afternoon, the home where the family had lived was quiet. A few goats ate hay in the backyard and a pair of sheriff's investigators sat in front of the house.</p><p>Nearby, a neighbor who did not want to be identified said the family came over when they first moved in, but that it was one of the few times they spoke.</p><p>“They were a nice couple. They seemed very happy, but that was seven years ago. When my husband died we just drifted apart,” said the woman, who lives in one of only three homes in the immediate area.</p><p>The sparsely populated area of Rainbow Lakes Estates in on the northwest edge of the sprawling development.</p><p>The couple's three children were taken by Robinson's sister, reports state.</p>